I too would be skeptical as it is far from the ideal set-up and you'll encounter several issues. But can you grow some plants? Sure. Lots of FAQs and discussions here you need to browse through before starting - the problems with kits, need for supplemental lighting, heating pads, how to use the cover, soil temps required for germination, why plants get leggy, etc. "Success" is a relative term. Some are content with what they can produce with what you have. Most are not. But it all depends on how much money and effort you want to put into it. The more reading you do here the better your chance for success. Dave Here is a link that might be useful: Growing from Seed FAQs

Hi Lisa, My first compost pile was three wood pallets wired together as a bin. I got some grass, leaves, food that was sprouting in the frig, and some coffee grounds. I mixed and piled the stuff in the bin and stood there waiting for the smoke to start coming out. It took too long, so I went back in the house. The next day I came out and the pallets had fell on top of the pile, and the pile was still stone cold. I said one of our words that starts with an "f", put an "it" in the sentence and walked away. A week later I came back to clean up the mess and moved some of the pile and it was HOT! I have not been the same since. Please give yourself a chance, this is going to be more fun than you can imagine. Believe it or not, the day can come that you may find yourself riding in your car, spotting a bag of potential compost material on the curb, looking around while grabbing the bag and tossing it in your car/truck at the same time, then giggling like that cartoon dog (Dastardly) as you head home with your eyes darting from left to right looking for more bags. It is possible that life will never be the same Blutranes

Susan - I have a texas star hibiscus for you as well. Michelle

Ha, This is funny to me...All I have to say is...Darn baby gates! Allow me to explain - We have a 2.75yr old and a 6 month old. The plan was to get the kitchen done before the new baby came, but we planned, and planned, and planned, so long that he beat us to it. He was born in July and once I was over my postpartum recovery, we got back to kitchen. DH slowly started to demo the kitchen, doing some plumbing and electrical, leaving the major appliances intact as long as possible. Then the day came that we had to tear out the rest to get to the final bit of plumbing. Drywallers finished in November and we were all jazzed to get those cabinets in. WELL, one thing after another happened, winter colds with the kids, that previously booked vacation we had to take (glad we did!), then DH caught the flu or something, etc. All this with just a temporary kitchen (microwave, crock pot, frig, sink in the laundry room, and eating out A LOT). Just as DH was starting to feel better, I was on the demo'd side of the kitchen messing with paint chips and granite samples when I decided to step over the baby gate we had put up to keep my toddler out of there. My feet got all tangled up in the gate, my hands were full (luckily not with Baby), and Tiiiiiimmmber! I fell, slamming my shoulder into the wall, and broke my arm. Cut to 3 weeks later and here I am just starting to feel well enough to handle the kids on my own so DH can get back to working on the kitchen. Is there a point to my story?...Not really. Well, maybe it is to always walk AROUND the baby gate, NOT over! (painful lesson to learn). Actually my point is, with all that, we are surviving. Toddlers eat fairly simple foods and babies are even easier in the food department. The baby is sleeping through the night (knock on wood) so that does help. DH and I are tired of eating out, but we'll get through it (even if it is taking twice as long to lose some of that baby weight!). We debated waiting until the kids were older, but we just wanted to get the remodeling done so we could enjoy our kids and the home for years to come. My advice would be as everyone else said...Make all the decisions you can before you start demo. You don't want to be mid-remodel and still debating granite choices like me...and watch out for those baby gates!! Best of luck to you with whatever you decide.